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Dec 1, 2023 | Industry News
NTU Singapore and Nanofilm Technologies International launches the NTI-NTU corporate laboratory to develop next-generation nanotechnology solutions that will benefit a wide range of industries, from...
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Nov 30, 2023 | Industry News
Empa researchers, together with the chemical company BASF, Spiez Laboratory and the Technical University of Berlin, develop coated textiles that inhibit or even kill pathogens. They could be used as...
Nov 23, 2023 | Industry News
ARC launches the ARC research hub for advanced manufacturing with 2D Materials. The hub aims to develop the application of 2D materials for batteries, functional paints and coatings and other key...
Nov 16, 2023 | Industry News
UMD researchers aiming to combat rising global temperatures have developed a microporous glass coating that can lower the temperature of the material beneath it by 3.5 degrees Celsius at noon and...
Oct 31, 2023 | Industry News
A team of researchers develop a superhydrophobic surface with a stable plastron that can last for months under water. The long-lasting underwater superhydrophobic surfaces, which prevent the...
Oct 26, 2023 | Industry News
SunDensity is set to open its R&D lab and headquarters in Sibley Square downtown. The business produces photonic smart coating for utility solar power producers that enhances optical processes and...
Oct 23, 2023 | Industry News
Researchers at Northeastern University’s Kostas Research Institute work with a synthesized version of xanthommatin, a naturally occurring dye present in the bodies of cephalopods like octopi and...
Oct 18, 2023 | Industry News
Scientists from the University of Surrey create an innovative paint that contains oxygen-producing bacteria capable of capturing carbon dioxide. Researchers suggest this paint, known as...
Flinders researchers successfully transform Spirulina maxima, a blue-green microalgae, into ultrathin bioactive coatings by deploying an argon atmospheric plasma jet. It is a significant leap taken...
Oct 10, 2023 | Product News
Kraton Corporation introduces Nexar™ Anti-Fog coatings and films, a solution designed to address persistent fogging issues experienced by healthcare professionals when using personal protection...